Explore the Family Name Urdiales

The meaning of Urdiales

Spanish: habitational name from any of the places called Urdiales, in particular Urdiales del Páramo in León and Castro Urdiales in Cantabria, named with a derivative of Basque urda ‘field’. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Carlos, Ricardo, Celestino, Jose, Raul, Abelardo, Alexandro, Alicia, Benito, Francisco, Hernan, Juanita.

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How common is the last name Urdiales in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Urdiales has seen a significant increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 29,210th and rose to 26,008th by 2010 — an impressive leap of nearly 11%. Additionally, there has also been a noticeable growth in the count of individuals bearing this surname during the same period. The number jumped from 764 in 2000 to 943 in 2010, marking a rise of 23.43%. Also, the proportion of Urdiales per 100,000 people increased by 14.29% during the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,210	#26,008	10.96%
Count	764	943	23.43%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.32	14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Urdiales

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Urdiales, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, is predominately Hispanic. While there was no recorded change in the Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or More Races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native categories from 2000 to 2010, the Hispanic representation saw a minor increase of 2.93%, moving from 84.69% to 87.17% over the decade. Meanwhile, the White ethnicity related to this surname experienced a decrease of 13.81%, dropping from 14.27% in 2000 to 12.30% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	84.69%	87.17%	2.93%
White	14.27%	12.3%	-13.81%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%